FIRST VIEW – This is the first
photo of the still unnamed falls in Dickson Canyon on the Hanbury
River taken by the first canoeist down the river, J. W. Tyrrell in
1900 — the year after Mr. Hanbury went up. It is one of thousands of
gems stored in Canada's National Archives and awaiting discovery by
anyone with a computer and a lust for history. See more in
National Archives story. The view of
this cataract is notable because most modern portagers take the
south side of the river — J.W. being one of the first on the north.